Home & Garden calendar
GARDENING EVENTS Tuesday: Shelby County Extension Office Celebrating Extension Month: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove. Meet Extension agents and the new county Extension director, Jim Todd. 901-752-1207. Tuesday: Memphis
Horticultural Society: 7 p.m. meeting at Memphis Botanic Garden. $5 (MHS members free). Rita Venable presents “Three Really Good Reasons to Plant Trees for Butterflies.” The photographer, naturalist and speaker is author of “Butterflies of Tennessee.” She has published numerous articles and photographs in literary publications, newspapers and magazines. Refreshments 6:30 p.m. memphishorticulture.org or ritavenable.com. Wednesday: “Creating Butterfly Gardens”: 11:30 a.m. YMCA at Schilling Farms, 1185 Schilling Blvd. E., Collierville. Free. Presented by Master Gardener Carl Wayne Hardeman. Call 901850-9622. Saturday: “Hats Off to Gardening! — Tipton County Master Gardeners 8th annual Lawn & Garden Expo: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Brighton High School Gymnasium, 8045 U.S. 51 S. in Brighton, Tennessee. Call 901337-0046. Saturday: Urban Earth Educational Seminar: 9:30 a.m. at Urban Earth, 80 Flicker (at Avery, behind Board of Education building). “Water Gardens”: Garden ponds are a popular element in many homes. How to get clear water will be addressed. Free and open to the public. 901323-0031. Saturday: Millstone Market & Nursery — “Herb Cooking Class”: 10:30 a.m. at 6993 Poplar, Germantown. Presented by Mary Harvey Gurley. 901-730-1183. millstonenursery.com Saturday: Millington City Beautiful Gardening Series: 11 a.m. at Millington Public Library, 4858 Navy Road, Millington. Free admission. “What’s Going On with Our Honey Bees?” — David Glover, Bartlett Bee Whisperer. Call 901-872-2609. Saturday: Zonta Club of Memphis 33rd annual Spring Flower Sale: Theatre Memphis (630 Perkins Ext.) parking lot. E-mail Lane Doyle
at 901-336-4750 iris1921@aol.com, for information.or call April Edible 12: PlantGrow Memphis Sale: 1–4 p.m. Idlewild1750 Union Presbyterian (Evergreen Church, side). Organically raised starter plants including a variety of tomatoes, herbs, peppers, eggplant, cucumbers, squash and flowers. All proceeds go to Grow Memphis and benefit its 35 community gardens. 901-552-4298. April 13: Mid-South Hydrangea Society: 7 p.m. meeting at Memphis Botanic Garden. “Hydrangea Diseases and Insects — Identification and Control” presented by Dr. Mark Windham, UT Ornamental Plant Pathology professor. $5 for nonmembers, join for $10. Refreshments 6:30 p.m. Info: MidSouthHydrangea@comcast.net or 901-452-4667. April 14: Go Green! Celebrate Earth Day at Your Library: 10:30-11:30 a.m. at M.R. Davis Public Library, 8554 Northwest Drive, Southaven. Master Gardener Pam Selby presents a special Earth Day program with tips about living “green.” In celebration of National Library Week. Call 662-3420102. April 15: Longwood Garden
Lectures: 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Memphis Botanic Garden. $10 ($8 MBG members). Join display designer Jim Sutton and archivist Judy Stevenson for a virtual exploration of this 1,077-acre garden. 6:30 p.m. light refreshments, and 7 p.m. talk. No reservations necessary. Call 901-636-4100. April 16: Mid-South Hosta Society: Jim Crowder, manager of Dan West Garden Centers, provides advice on companion plants for the hosta garden. $5 nonmembers. Refreshments 6:30 p.m., program 7 p.m. at Memphis Botanic Garden. Call 276 -2819. April 17-April 18: Volunteer Plant Sale: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. April 17 and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. April 18 at Lichterman Nature Center, 5992 Quince. Thousands of native and wildlife-friendly plants grown onsite. Experts are on hand to answer questions about plants offered, as well as other gardening topics. Special focus on butterfly gardening. Free admission and parking. memphismuseums.org April 17-18: Spring’s Best Sale: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Memphis Botanic Garden. Largest plant sale of the year features of perennials, annuals, tropicals, herbs shrubs and trees, plus specialty garden items by local artisans. Free admission. April 18: Half Price Plant Sale: 2-4 p.m. at Lichterman Nature Center, 5992 Quince. Native, wildlifefriendly selections from the Lichterman Salvia Collection, heirloom plants and other plants offered at half-price. Free admission and parking. memphismuseums.org April 18: The 23rd annual Fayette Cares Plant Sale: 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at First Citizens National Bank, 7285 U.S. 64, Oakland, Tennessee. The sale promises an impressive variety of vegetables, herbs, annual and perennial flowers, tropicals, shrubs and more; gardening demonstrations, complimentary Kid Zone inflatable bouncer, children’s flower planting station, interactive children’s workshops. 901-465-3802. fayettecares.org
HOME & DESIGN April 17-19: Forging on the River: Annual blacksmithing conference organized by the Metal Museum in conjunction with the River Bluff Forge Council. Plus: Forging on the River Dinner and Auction, 5-9 p.m. April 18. Call 901-7746380. metalmuseum.org/fotr Send information to fason@commercialappeal.com.